Clasp for garment-supporters.



J. M. SINER.

CLASP FOR GARMENT SUPPORTERS; APPLIQATLQN FILED 111:0. 11, 190s.

wi hmmm 180i the lever, while th 4equal length ofthe jaws portion or shoulder e cross bar 15a of the jaw 13 will be disposed beyond the said end 14Et ofthe jaw 12. This position of the parts, which is primarily duetothe approximately and the specific oo nstruction of the engaging' lever and its'mode of connectiorrwith the jaw 13, whereb the secondary jaw is bowed to pass throul ii the rimary jaw, insures a spring tension on said ever from the end bar 14 of the jaw 12, and, as a result of this tension and the fact that the end bar 14:ZL bears against the oset portion 18, suoli tension is directly` exerted toward maintaining the lever in ela ing or engaging position, establishing a selfocking action of said lever without the use of auxiliary locking means.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is :`l

1. A garment clasp comprising primary and secondary spring jaws having juxtaposed i rectly against the offset vrelatively fixed and movable ends, said jaws being approximately of equal length, and means carried by the secondary jaw and adapted for cooperation with the primary jaw, said means serving in operation to force the lmovable end of the secondary jaw through and beyond the movable end of the primary jaw, the approximately equal engths of said jaws serving to hold the jaws in such operative positions.

,A garment clasp comprising primary and secondary jaws, a lever carried by the secondary jaw and having a portion arranged to engage the primary jaw, said -lever in operation serving to ioree one end of the secondary j aw through and beyond the proximate end of the primaryA j aw, the respective jaws being approximately of equal lengths so that in operative positionthe roximate ends of the respective jaws are hel against return movement. l

3. A garment clasp oompr/ising a primary and a secondary jaw having relative 'y movl able proximate ends,

secondary jaws being j the movable end of each jaw ineludinga transversely disposed bar, and alever movably connected with the bar of the secondary jaw and formed with an 'oiiset portion to engage the bar of the primary jaw, said lever in operation serving to force the bar of the secondar, jaw through the primary jaw and beyond tii the respective lengths of the primary and proximately equal, operative position the bar of the jaw is prevented from return whereby in secondary y movement through the primary jaw.

4. A garment clasp comprising )rimary and secondary spring jaws having re atively movable proximate ends, and cam means carried by one jaw and operative on the other jaw for forcing the movable end of the secondary jaw through and beyond the movable end of the primary jaw, the jaws being of approximately equal engtli, whereby in'o erative position the secondary jaw is retained from return movement through the primary jaw.

and secondary spring jaws having re rimary atively movable proximate ends, said jaws being of approximately equal length, the movable end o th e secondaryjjaw being normally arranged on one side of the primary jaw and ad ap ted to be(passed through said primary j aw to lieu on the opposite side thereof, whereby throug the ap roximately equal lenO'th of the jaws the ends of the jaws will be retained in such positions, and operating means earried by the movable end bf one jaw and adapted to engage the coacting end of the other jaw for relatively adjusting said jaws.

1n testimony in presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

K. ALLEN, A. A. Een.

e bar thereof,

whereof, I aHix my signature JOHN M. SINER. 

